Mithi RiverThe Mithi River (Pronunciation: [miʈhiː]) is a river on Salsette Island, the island of the city of Mumbai, India. It is a confluence of tail-water discharges of the Powai and Vihar lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. During this season, the gutter is a favourite with anglers, who can catch large fish that have escaped from the lakes.
ShilaharaThe Shilahara/Shelara Kingdom (IAST: Śilāhāra; also Shelara, Selara, Shilara, Silara) was a royal dynasty that established itself in northern and southern Konkan in 8th century CE, present-day Mumbai and Southern Maharashtra (Kolhapur) during the Rashtrakuta period. Shilahara Kingdom were split into three branches: First branch ruled North Konkan Second branch ruled South Konkan (between 765 and 1029 CE) Third branch ruled in modern districts of Kolhapur, Satara and Belagavi (between 940 and 1215 CE) after which they were overwhelmed by the Yadavas.
Kurla (Mumbai)Kurla est un quartier de l'est de Mumbai, en Inde. Le quartier tire son nom du village éponyme des Indes orientales dont il est issu. Il relève de la zone 5, quartier «L» de la Bombay Municipal Corporation. Sa gare, orthographiée comme Coorla jusqu'en 1890 est l'une des plus fréquentées du chemin de fer de banlieue de Mumbai sur les lignes de chemin de fer centrales et portuaires de Mumbai, tout comme le terminus Lokmanya Tilak (LTT) pour les trains de voyageurs / express en gare.
MahimMahim (Marathi pronunciation: [maːɦiːm])(Marathi: माहिम) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mahim Junction railway station on the Western Railway and Harbour Railway of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network is the last station of the city, as neighboring Bandra comes in Mumbai Suburb. Mahim is an ethnically and religiously diverse town and has a Hindu temple, church, mosque and Parsi fire-temple existing within a few meters of each other. The town has a large Rich and Upper Middle class Marathi population.
District de Mumbai-villeLe district de Mumbai (en Marathi: मुंबई जिल्हा ) est un district de la division de Konkan du Maharashtra. Le district couvre la pointe sud de l'île de Salsette, c'est-à-dire la partie la plus ancienne de Bombay. En tant que district urbain, il n'a pas de siège ni de subdivisions. Il constitue, avec le District de Mumbai-banlieue, la métropole de Mumbai. Cette zone est appelée Island City ou Bombay Sud ou Old Mumbai. Elle s'étend de Colaba au sud à Mahim et Sion au nord.
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and TransportThe Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Company Limited". The company set up a captive thermal power station at the Wadi bunder in November 1905 to generate electricity for its trams and positioned it to also supply electricity to the city and re-branded itself to "Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways (BEST)" Company.
SalsetteSalsette, en marâthî साष्टी, Sashti, en portugais Salsete, est une île du Maharashtra, sur la côte ouest de l'Inde. Elle abrite la métropole de Bombay et la ville de Thane. L'île a été sous domination portugaise à partir de 1535, un territoire concédé par les nababs musulmans, en échange d'un appui contre les Mongols. À cette époque, les jésuites portugais convertissent une partie significative des communautés de pêcheurs locaux, les Kolis, au catholicisme. Ce territoire portugais aiguise les ambitions coloniales des néerlandais et des anglais.
East IndiansThe East Indians, also called East Indian Catholics or Bombay East Indians, are an ethno-religious Indian Christian community native to the Seven Islands of Bombay and the neighbouring Mumbai Metropolitan Area of the Konkan division. A Dominican missionary by the name Jordanus Catalani, who was either Catalan or Occitan (southern French), began evangelising the locals in Sopara, Thana & Kalyan-Dombivli towns of north Konkan in around 1323 AD. Sopara was an ancient port and an international trading center.
Université de BombayThe University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed head of the advisory council. In accordance with "Wood's despatch", drafted by Sir Charles Wood in 1854, the University of Bombay was established in 1857 after the presentation of a petition from the Bombay Association to the British colonial government in India.
Côte de KonkanLa côte de Konkan, (en कोकण किनारा, en ಕೊಂಕಣ ಕರಾವಳಿ) est une partie de la côte occidentale de l'Inde, entre le golfe de Cambay au nord et la côte de Kanara au sud. Elle comprend principalement la côte de l'État du Maharashtra, dont la ville de Bombay, et l'État de Goa. La partie septentrionale du littoral du Karnataka, correspondant au district d'Uttara Kannada, peut également y être adjointe. Ses habitants s'appellent konkani, et le konkânî est une langue parlée dans la région. Konkan Catégorie:Géographie
